History

• history

  • use of caves for shelter
  • use of tree trunks to cross river
  • The earliest practice of civil engineering may have commenced between 4000 and 2000 BC in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia (Ancient Iraq)
  • During this time, humans started to abandon a nomadic existence, thus causing a need for the construction of shelter
  • During this time, transportation became increasingly important leading to the development of the wheel and sailing
• History

  • The first self-proclaimed Civil Engineer was John Smeaton who constructed the Eddystone Lighthouse using granite blocks joined horizontally
• Structures:

  • Egyptian Pyramid
  • Qanat Water Tunnel
  • Parthenon
  • Great Wall of China
  • Jetavanarama Stupa
  • Appian Way
  • Colosseum
  • Roman Aqueducts
  • Roman Bridges